HBO gives a series order to The Weeknd's music industry drama series The Idol

The Hollywood Reporter

The Grammy-winning artist (real name Abel Tesfaye) will star in the six-episode drama he co-created with his producing partner Reza Fahim and Euphoria creator Sam Levinson about a self-help guru and leader of a modern-day cult who develops a complicated relationship with an up-and-coming pop singer. Lily-Rose Depp will play the female lead in a cast that also includes Troye Sivan, Melanie Liburd, Elizabeth Berkley Lauren and Anne Heche.